"I'm taking 100 percent responsibility for the final incident that
occurred on lap 32 between myself, the 07 (Bowyer) and the 99 (Edwards).
It was totally my fault.

"At the same time, there were circumstances that led up to that wreck,
and after talking with Clint this morning, we both have a better
understanding as to what happened. He was trying to get out of my way
and didn't realize that I had gone to the outside. He thought I was to
his inside, and when he tried to give me some room, he slid into us and
it put us into the outside wall. I reacted, causing the wreck that I
take responsibility for and regret."

On lap 32, Stewart was racing on the outside of Bowyer through turn three
of Pocono's 2.5-mile triangle when Bowyer's car pushed out toward the
wall. Stewart gave as much ground as he could until scraping the wall
with the right side of his No. 20 Chevrolet. As he came off the wall,
Stewart made contact with Bowyer, sending Bowyer's No. 07 Chevrolet into
Edwards' No. 99 Ford.